Mosquito spraying in Monroe postponed until Monday

The mosquito spraying planned for Thursday and Friday has been rescheduled for Monday.

The mosquito spraying planned for Thursday and Friday has been rescheduled for Monday.

Monroe County Vector Control officials said the thunderstorms that the area received forced the spraying to move to a different day.

Starting around 7 p.m., Vector Control will be spraying in South Stroudsburg, near McMichaels Estates in Chestnuthill Township and also near the Oaks Senior Community in Barrett Township.

Vector Control Director Michael Pula said the county now has 13 positive cases of the West Nile virus in mosquitoes. On July 27, 2011, the office had its first positive case in a mosquito, with 28 positive cases by the end of the year. That was more than the last eight years combined.

"We've never had this many, this early," Pula said. "We're trying to be proactive with our spraying."